Structured art deco designs aren’t easy to carry off in wearable day clothing, but jewellery is a quick, easy and effective way to get 1920s style that avoids looking like a costume.
These Delaila Fan earrings available at ASOS are instantly recognisable as deco inspired, and could easily pass as a wonderful vintage find. The inverted pear-shaped stud is sleek and simple, while the fan embellishment is delicate enough to carry off the oversized look.
Get them online for £83.20.
Remember the Tetrice? It was a concept ice cube maker by Martin Zampach, originally created as a concept with an eye on it going to retail. Well, the Tetrice ice maker is now available to buy.
What is it? Well, quite simply, this is a Tetris ice cube tray. Available in three colours, you get to make your own Tetris block ice cubes, great for cooling your drink, just as good for a quick game – as you race against the clock before the cubes melt.
You can buy a tray online, priced at just £4.88.
A few weeks back, we featured the Miss Behaving armchair from Sofa Workshop. And now the company has another mid-century-styled gem on the shopfloor – the Steinbeck armchair.
A really stylish seat from Sir Terence Conran, probably best described as a wing chair, that high back perfect for naps and indeed keeping the cold off your neck. Aside from that, it has those ‘period’ wooden supports (available in different shades) and an upholstery available in a whopping 2,200 colours.
Prices obviously depend on your finish, but the one shown is selling for £675. In fact, there seems to be a 30 per cent discount promised on the site, so maybe even less.
Is it a chair or is it a recliner? Well, in a way, the Zanotti Genni lounge chair is both.
A gem of the modernist era, it was designed by Gabriele Mucchi in 1935, still looking stylish over 70 years on. For your money, you get a chrome-plated steel frame with steel springs, along with a polyurethane upholstered seat, adjustable to two positions.
Choose your colour of leather, but there’s no choice when it comes to price – £2,188 for every option.
Find out more at the Nest website
We featured the Blackbird Fly when it hit the market in Japan, casting envious glances and hoping they just might find a way into the UK. Well, they just have.
Yes, you can now pick up one of these super-cool retro cameras before Christmas. Created by SuperHeadz, the camera is a modern take on the classic twin lens reflex Rolleiflex camera, but adapted to use 35mm film. And just like a vintage camera, you look down the top to find your shot, which is produced as an old school square image.
They are limited editions and already doing brisk business, so get in while you can – the price is £59.95.
Find out more at the Ikon website
Looking to sell up and head for the coast? Well, this art deco house in Porth, near Newquay, Cornwall could be the perfect retreat.
The house was built by the family who owned Porth harbour and commands fantastic views of the harbour (just a short walk from the house) from the bay windows. The current owners have obviously spent some serious money on the property too, with just about everything updated, mixing period features with more modern utilities.
